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President's Science & Technology Awards (PSTA)

2016

Meet the 2016 President's Science & Technology Awards winners.

Last updated 9 June 2026

President’s Science & Technology Medal

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Professor Bertil ANDERSSON

President, Nanyang Technological University

“For his distinguished contributions to the development of Singapore’s research capabilities and his visionary transformation of NTU into a world-class institution reputed internationally for excellence in research and education” Download Full Citation

President's Science Award

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Associate Professor LIU Xiaogang

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, NUS
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR

“For his outstanding research in developing rare-earth-doped nanocrystals that could be used as luminous tags for tracking cancer cells and deciphering various biologically relevant phenomena” Download Full Citation

President's Technology Award

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Professor LIU Bin

Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, NUS
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR

“For her outstanding research on organic nanomaterials for environmental and biomedical applications” Download Full Citation